Geron Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Geron's CEO is Chip Scarlett, appointed in Sep 2011, has a tenure of 12.58 years. total yearly compensation is $4.92M, comprised of 16% salary and 84% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.021% of the company’s shares, worth $437.56K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 8.3 years respectively.

Key information

Chip Scarlett

Chief executive officer

US$4.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.0%
CEO tenure12.6yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure8.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Geron: Advisory Nod Boosts Approval Odds, But Market Position Remains Hazy

Mar 15

Geron Post 2023 Earnings - Gearing Up For Critical Imetelstat AdCom, PDUFA

Mar 05

Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) A Risky Investment?

Aug 25
Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) A Risky Investment?

Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Using Debt Sensibly?

May 12
Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Using Debt Sensibly?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

Dec 20
An Intrinsic Calculation For Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

Geron: A Major Catalyst For Shareholders Arrives In January - At Last

Sep 16

Is Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Sep 14
Is Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Geron rises on narrower-than-expected Q2 loss

Aug 12

Rock star Growth Puts Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) In A Position To Use Debt

Aug 05
Rock star Growth Puts Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) In A Position To Use Debt

Geron: Waiting For Godot

Jul 15

Geron: TLR Is 10 Months Away

May 03

Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 25
Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Using Too Much Debt?

Geron: Just One More Year Of Patience, Then Decision Time

Feb 23

With No Catalysts At ASH, Geron Corp. Remains In A Holding Pattern

Nov 25

Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Using Debt Sensibly?

Nov 04
Is Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Using Debt Sensibly?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chip Scarlett's remuneration changed compared to Geron's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$787k

-US$184m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$175m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$171m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$150m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$761k

-US$142m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$131m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$117m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$118m

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$736k

-US$116m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$108m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$101m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$87m

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$714k

-US$76m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$81m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$76m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$75m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$690k

-US$69m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$47m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$37m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$30m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$667k

-US$27m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$27m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$28m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$28m

Dec 31 2017US$3mUS$644k

-US$28m

Compensation vs Market: Chip's total compensation ($USD4.92M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.55M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chip's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Chip Scarlett (72 yo)

12.6yrs

Tenure

US$4,924,092

Compensation

Dr. John A. Scarlett, also known as Chip, M.D., has been the Chief Executive Officer of Geron Corporation since joining in September 2011 and has been its President since January 5, 2012. Dr. Scarlett is C...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Scarlett
Chairman of the Board12.6yrsUS$4.92m0.021%
$ 437.6k
Michelle Robertson
Executive VPless than a yearUS$2.47m0%
$ 0
Andrew Grethlein
Executive VP & COO5.3yrsUS$2.42m0.00038%
$ 7.8k
Scott Samuels
Executive VPless than a yearUS$3.61m0%
$ 0
Aron Feingold
Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Shannon Odam
Senior VP & Chief People Officer4.8yrsno datano data
Melissa A. Behrs
Executive VP of Business Operations & Chief Alliance Officer17.3yrsUS$1.15mno data
Anil Kapur
Executive VP of Corporate Strategy & Chief Commercial Officer4.3yrsUS$1.05m0.010%
$ 212.7k
Edward Koval
Executive VP & Chief Business Officer2.3yrsno datano data
Faye Feller
Executive VP & Chief Medical Officer1.8yrsno datano data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

57.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GERN's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Scarlett
Chairman of the Board12.6yrsUS$4.92m0.021%
$ 437.6k
Gaurav Aggarwal
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0%
$ 0
V. Lawlis
Independent Director12.1yrsUS$360.90k0%
$ 0
Elizabeth O'Farrell
Lead Independent Director5.1yrsUS$191.10k0.0057%
$ 117.7k
Robert Jay Spiegel
Independent Director13.9yrsUS$350.90k0.028%
$ 574.2k
Susan Molineaux
Independent Director11.6yrsUS$345.90k0.022%
$ 456.9k
John McDonald
Independent Director1.6yrsUS$348.40k0%
$ 0
Dawn Bir
Independent Director5.1yrsUS$343.12k0%
$ 0

8.3yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GERN's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).


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